15th Screen Actors Guild Awards


The 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2008, were presented on January 25, 2009. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California for the thirteenth consecutive year. It was broadcast live simultaneously by TNT and TBS.
The nominees were announced on December 18, 2008 by Angela Bassett and Eric McCormack at Los Angeles' Pacific Design Center's Silver Screen Theater.
Doubt received the highest number of nominations among the film categories with five, four for individual performances and one for ensemble performance. In the television categories, Boston Legal, 30 Rock, John Adams, Mad Men and The Closer had the most nominations with three each.
The biggest winner of the evening was 30 Rock, which won in all three categories in which it was nominated. The Dark Knight won the most film awards, winning in both categories in which it was nominated.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series winner
, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series winner

[Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award]

Television

In Memoriam

introduced a previously recorded "In Memoriam" segment which pay tribute to the actors who died last year: